cbob

Responses from cbob

What headphones?
Etytomic are ok. Especially good at isolating your ears from ambient noise. I returned my ER4's after a week -long audition. For $140 the ER6's are the "bargain" of the line, especially compared to the ER4's ($270). But NEITHER provide much LF com... 
Musical Fidelity A324 DAC as good as Tellig says?
Hey Warren, Are you talking about a line conditioner? I've been considering something passive like a Changlightspeed. I am currently running everything through cheap computer strips but they've sounded damn good until: My last cable upgrade. I see... 
Musical Fidelity A324 DAC as good as Tellig says?
Thanks for the input. I have definitely been considering bi-amping. It’d be more expensive but I'd probably not have think much more about amplification for the foreseeable future. Blackie: Are your 803’s biamped? I still plan on trying to auditio... 
Speaker recs. Please read all and reply. b&W, Vand
You were comparing a pair of entry level B&W’s with Vandersteens upper level model. Although the B&W Nautilus are a more expensive speaker they are a big improvement over the lower (CDM, 600 etc) models. This manifests itself through an no... 
Tubes or SS for B&W Matrix 805
Lthkeepr is right, B&W Nautilus can be a tad warm in the upper bass/mid region. My B&W 803's are driven by a Melos (tube hybrid) preamp with the (Stereophile Rec Components Class A rated) Musical Fidelity A3CR Power Amp. Incredibly tranpar...